Research Article

Anaerobic Codigestion of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge with Food Waste: A Case Study

Table 2

Composition of the feedstocks used in the BMP and semicontinuous tests.

Experiment typeSubstrates in feedstockSubstratesComposition (w/w) Nomenclature

BatchSingleSS100100% SS
PF100100% PF
GT100100% GT

BatchTwoSS : PF99 : 011% PF
SS : PF98 : 022% PF
SS : PF90 : 1010% PF
SS : PF75 : 2525% PF
SS : PF50 : 5050% PF
SS : GT99 : 011% GT
SS : GT98 : 022% GT
SS : GT90 : 1010% GT
SS : GT75 : 2525% GT
SS : GT50 : 5050% GT

BatchThreeSS : PF : GT95 : 2.5 : 2.55% FW#
SS : PF : GT80 : 10 : 1020% FW#
SS : PF : GT50 : 25 : 2550% FW#
SS : PF : GT33.3 : 33.3 : 33.366.67% FW#

SemicontinuousSingleSS100100% SS

SemicontinuousTwoSS : PF99 : 11% PF
SS : PF98 : 22% PF
SS : GT99 : 11% GT
SS : GT98 : 22% GT

SemicontinuousThreeSS : PF : GT95 : 2.5 : 2.55% FW#

#FW = mixture of PF and GT at ratio 50 : 50 (w/w).